drfnr14 0 Report post Posted April 21, 2009 well, im all for the promoting of the NHL, but this has been happening all season long. only to get worse durning playoff time. the execsive nhl commericals of the penguins being the "nhl team" or them beating the wings in the playoffs. as we all know the wings won!! idk maybe its just me. be a dyning red wings fan, but it just seems alittle bothersum. -discuss- Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Shoreline Report post Posted April 21, 2009 This has been a complaint for some time now, last year, year before, ad nauseam. There's no reason to be jealous over a commercial. The Penguins are known to be more marketable by the league. It doesn't mean anything to me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GMRwings1983 8,804 Report post Posted April 21, 2009 (edited) Didn't the Penguins win the Cup last year? If Detroit had won the Cup instead, then they'd be the ones to have their entire series nicely televised on Versus. It's all fair if you ask me. Sykora's goal turned the entire series around in the Pens favor. The OP is making it sound like the league would falsify information just to plug the Penguins. Edited April 21, 2009 by GMRwings1983 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HkyTwn 5 Report post Posted April 21, 2009 I thought the same thing, but oh well. It was just awkward for me at first because last year I was like, okay instead of it being the Penguins even though the Ducks won the Cup, it'll be the Wings once we win! And then we won. And now it's the Pens...again. Oh well though. So is life. It was an exciting moment. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drfnr14 0 Report post Posted April 21, 2009 I thought the same thing, but oh well. It was just awkward for me at first because last year I was like, okay instead of it being the Penguins even though the Ducks won the Cup, it'll be the Wings once we win! And then we won. And now it's the Pens...again. Oh well though. So is life. It was an exciting moment. same, i just wish there would be a little bit more, coverage towards the champs! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
12Newf 0 Report post Posted April 21, 2009 i didnt understand most of the "words" in the original post... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dat's sick 1,002 Report post Posted April 21, 2009 What annoys me is that today NHL.com had collected some of the post-game lockerroom interviews on the frontpage.. that's good, but it was like "Sharks Postgame, Hurricanes Postgame, Crosby Postgame, Devils Postgame" :/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lovin Jiri Fischer 147 Report post Posted April 21, 2009 same, i just wish there would be a little bit more, coverage towards the champs! Or even any other team would do at this point. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shaman 713 Report post Posted April 21, 2009 it really is too bad the wings lost and all, we will never live it down....wait.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SouthernWingsFan 854 Report post Posted April 21, 2009 Penguins are the more marketable team right now whether it is right/wrong, fair/unfair. Unless Bettman/NHL marketing/NHL media go in a different direction with this, this is how it is going to be whether we like it or not. As for them showing the Penguins/Wings finals game, only Wings fans are going to get really upset at it and understandably so, but again, Penguins are the more marketable team. In terms of this specific commercial, there are worse things in life, so not too huge of a deal. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drfnr14 0 Report post Posted April 21, 2009 Well, I keep seen the same answer, but what makes the penguins such a marketable team? And why not detroit? Or matter of fact any championship wining team? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SouthernWingsFan 854 Report post Posted April 21, 2009 Well, I keep seen the same answer, but what makes the penguins such a marketable team? And why not detroit? Or matter of fact any championship wining team? Crosby. Just the way it is right now no matter how much we might not like it... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zettie85 106 Report post Posted April 21, 2009 (edited) Well, I keep seen the same answer, but what makes the penguins such a marketable team? And why not detroit? Or matter of fact any championship wining team? THE ALMIGHTY CROSBY!!!!!......Face of the game is what I hear. The Wings don't have a player that has been built up and immortalized since he was 6 years old. Edited April 21, 2009 by zettie85 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest MrSandMan Report post Posted April 21, 2009 I know the commercial that you speak of and I think it would be harder for the Pens and their fans to see, since they all know the outcome. They were dominated by Detroit and that commercial should remind them of that everytime its aired. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drfnr14 0 Report post Posted April 21, 2009 i guess theres 2 sides to it, but its seems like its always the game 5 pens win in OT! the commerical to me is ridiclous, showing a team win a great game only to lose the championship. idk, it just bugs me too see it. i guess you cant have your cake and eat it too Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RusDRW 155 Report post Posted April 21, 2009 (edited) i guess theres 2 sides to it, but its seems like its always the game 5 pens win in OT! the commerical to me is ridiclous, showing a team win a great game only to lose the championship. idk, it just bugs me too see it. i guess you cant have your cake and eat it too I like those commercials, especially Game 5 one. This simply reminds me that starting from the 3rd period it was the best Red Wings hockey I've ever seen in my life. Complete domination with all the people at the Joe standing on their feet for a whole 3rd period. The only thing that bothers me is 8 minutes of power-play given to Pens in the overtimes. They did not have a single chance to win it and refs was trying so hard to give PP to them... Edited April 21, 2009 by RusDRW Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Firehawk 305 Report post Posted April 21, 2009 I thought i was the only one last night that noticed they kept showing that game 5 3OT win vs Detroit and how retarded it is because they don't even show or mention the Wings winning the cup last year. It's still all about how Cindy made it to the finals. God I hope someone knocks him out. Or at least, let it be a rematch and this time we can sweep their asses. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Firehawk 305 Report post Posted April 21, 2009 On Sunday the commentators were rehashing quickly during the Anaheim game the other series and they 'forgot' to mention the Detroit series. They mentioned all the others. I don't get it, but whatever. You have a true powerhouse, arguably dynasty in the REd Wings and you rarely even see a commercial of someone hoisting the cup from Detroit. It's astounding to me really. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Holmstrom96 347 Report post Posted April 21, 2009 It's odd that the NHL would choose just one team. I can understand not using the Red Wings, but to focus all your national advertising on using a team from one market just doesn't make sense. The NHL should use a wider variety. For example, we should be seeing a lot of Alexander Ovechkin and Pavel Datsyuk, and heck through in a few amazing Mason and Brodeur saves. Constantly spamming your fanbase with a team\person that many people can't stand isn't good. And it's not because Crosby is good, it's because he's a whiney crybaby that does lots of little cheap shots and he's also above the rules because he's got Bettman on speed dail. If the NHL is trying to appeal to a wider audience, then they need to use broader advertising. It is odd to see all this footage from the finals, it's almost as if the Penguins really won. I think the perfect advertisement would show Marc Andre-Fleury running out onto the ice, tripping, and landing on his face. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Inultus 12 Report post Posted April 21, 2009 Yeah, if ur using Crosby and saying that he's marketable, IMO Ovie is more marketable. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HOCKEY MATTERS 167 Report post Posted April 21, 2009 I wouldn't want the media and NHL spotlight on the Wings. We don't need them. The Wings have gotten into the playoffs 18 times in a row. How much post season hardware? How many arenas with too much red and white? How many cups? I think if the Wings got a media/NHL hand job it would ruin them. We're tough enough without them. They need us much more than we need them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lovin Jiri Fischer 147 Report post Posted April 21, 2009 Here's whats really happening. The NHL is not marketing the Pens because the Pens are more marketable. They are marketing the Pens because they are making them more marketable. Who says that Euro hockey is boring? The NHL and media are telling us that we want to see more physical play as opposed to dazzling skill. Both are equally exciting but the media is telling us that one is better. Who says we would rather see young talent than veteran leadership on the ice? And who says the Pens are the only one with young guys on their team? They are telling us that Crosby is a superstar. They made him the celebrity. And I mean what fan doesn't love a good fight? But Crosby doesn't exactly drop the gloves every game. The NHL made Crosby and his Canadian friends look tough. So the Pens aren't naturally "more marketable" than any other team. The NHL and media are telling us that the Pens are what we want to see, thus making them more marketable. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dynheart 42 Report post Posted April 21, 2009 It's because of the whole "Crosby = God" mentality that the NHL and the commentators have. Not to de-rail the thread, but does anybody remember last year when Datsyuk pick pocketed Crosby at our blueline, went in for a goal...all the while the the commentators were drooling over the fact that Crosby went to get a new stick from the bench. Not one angle of the replay, not two but 3 or 4 times! "Wow look at that, even though he loses his stick, he goes right back to the bench to get a new one". I laughed. What was the most funny part of it all was that the goal, the actual highlight of that moment...was hardly mentioned AND apparently didn't warrant a replay. Go figure. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
egroen 384 Report post Posted April 21, 2009 It's because of the whole "Crosby = God" mentality that the NHL and the commentators have. Not to de-rail the thread, but does anybody remember last year when Datsyuk pick pocketed Crosby at our blueline, went in for a goal...all the while the the commentators were drooling over the fact that Crosby went to get a new stick from the bench. Not one angle of the replay, not two but 3 or 4 times! "Wow look at that, even though he loses his stick, he goes right back to the bench to get a new one". I laughed. What was the most funny part of it all was that the goal, the actual highlight of that moment...was hardly mentioned AND apparently didn't warrant a replay. Go figure. I laughed my ass off at that one as well -- I literally could not believe I was seeing a multi-angle replay of a player exchanging his stick, and how amazingly awesome he was at it. Earlier in the series they did the same thing once when Crosby crossed the blue line without tripping. That's it, he crossed the blue line - no goal, no great move or pass, he crosses the blue line. 3 replays. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
denverswingsfan 0 Report post Posted April 21, 2009 As long as I can remember, the Wings have been on stealth mode with the announcers, especially in the playoffs. It doesn't matter who they are playing, it's all about how wonderful that team or it's players are. Osgood might be posting a shutout but you wouldn't know it because the other goalie is so great in his loss. The Crosby stick incident is the perfect example. You would have thought they would give him the cup for his ability to exchange his stick, well at least the CS. I think the reason they seem to need to pump up anyone but the Wings is that the Wings don't need their fanbase pumped up. We are everywhere and show up at every away game in force. It does irk me to see their accomplishments disregarded but it's been that way sense I can remember. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
